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Social Work - pg. 3
The Mexican review - pg. 9
Yoko Ono exhibit - pg. 10
Places of interest - pg. 13
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
The Newspaper of Bethel College
• Baseball - pg. 16
Volume 76-Number 11
CLARION
Bethel shifts [ Student Senate revamps structure
meal plans
By Jonathan Fast
News editor
Food plans will be
administered on a three
term system, instead of the
current two semester plan,
beginning next year.
"This will clarify and simplify [the food plans]," said
Bruce Kunkel, vice-president of
campus services. "It is a positive move for everyone."
One of the complaints with
the current system is the confusion with the transition between
the two semesters in the middle
of Interim. There will now be
separate food terms for fall. Interim and spring.
"It makes the food plan billing process more understandable," Kunkel said. Joanne Bradley, an administrative assistant
in campus services who oversees food plans, said that it will
"be clearer for students and parents."
It will also be easier for the
business office and food service
to handle billing.
Students will pay according
to the number of days in the
term, so the cost for Interim will
be scaled down proportionally.
If students are not at the college during a semester or Interim, they will still need to drop
the plan for that specific time
period, according to Bradley.
Such a system has been
planned for some time and is
now being implemented.
"We've talked about it for the
last two years," said Kunkel.
Another pending change
based on the new system is lhat
only 30 percent of flex will be
rolled over, rather than the current $250 flat amount. This is
due to the small sums of flex that
will be granted during the interim term.
Alhough it has yet to be
implemented, Kunkel said the
goal is "to find a solution that is
workable for everyone."
Bv Bill Lent
Staff writer
Student Senate passed a bill (12-3-1)
on March 5 that will add a projected 15 new
representatives to the existing 16 positions.
In addition. Senate elections that were
scheduled for March 13-14 will be postponed until early next fall.
"Whal the bill will do is take our 16-
senator-class-based model and change it to
a 31 -senator-resident-based equal representation model," said bill proponent and senior Student Body President Steve
Peterson.
The new bill will have one representative for every 75 people rather than four
representatives per class. Each of the senators will be elected by their own dorm, ac-
Nature trail
gets grant
By Rebekah Peterson
Contributing writer
Based on the ideas of Russ Johnson,
former campus naturalist and biology professor, Biology Professors Robert Kistler
and Patricia Paulson and English Professor Thomas Becknell are developing a nature trail for Bethel.
The trail was made possible by a grant
from the Alumni Association and ideas
were generated by a trip the professors
look to the Biosphere in Atlanta last January.
The professors will design the trails
with knowledge of the natural contours
of the land and the different highlights of
the campus. They are creating accompanying signs in hopes that someone wandering along the trail will be able to identify different plants and animals.
They also hope this will create an opportunity to become connected to the surrounding environment and lo develop a
sense of stewardship for the earth.
Though the initial stages of the trail
will not be completed until this fall, there
are already many plans for its use. Paulson
intends to bring a group of local teachers
to the trail as an opportunity for them to
develop curriculum that encompasses the
natural world for students in surrounding
areas.
Continued on page 4
cording to that residence hall's population
relative to the entire student body. Each
dorm will have the following amount of
representatives: Heritage—4, Nelson—4,
Fountain Terrace 4, Arden Village West—
3, Arden Village East—3, Bodien—2,
Edgren—2, Getsch—2, North Village—1
and off-campus commuters—6. In
aaccordance with the tenor of the bill, elections will be held in each dorm for on-campus residents and at the PO tables for off-
campus commuters.
Bill supporters expect the added representation to make the Senate more efficient
and create a larger, more effective voice for
the students.
"The people you live with are the people
you come into contact with the most," said
bill promoter and junior Chair of Senate
Alison Gray. "So, why not make a resident-
based model rather than a class-based
model?"
One advantage of the resident-based
system is that senators will have first-hand
knowledge of their constituents' concerns
through interaction within the dorms. Also,
the Senate can accomplish more with fifteen new senators.
"The bill will better-represent the students and rejuvenate the model that has
been in existence for the past 42 years," said
Peterson. "The senators arc excited about
it and are ready to make the change."
Student Senate elections for 2001-2002
are tentatively set for the third week in September.
Photo by Sarah Aue
Nobody does it like you!
Haddon Anderson and other band members clean the band room. See page 1J for photos.

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Social Work - pg. 3
The Mexican review - pg. 9
Yoko Ono exhibit - pg. 10
Places of interest - pg. 13
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
The Newspaper of Bethel College
• Baseball - pg. 16
Volume 76-Number 11
CLARION
Bethel shifts [ Student Senate revamps structure
meal plans
By Jonathan Fast
News editor
Food plans will be
administered on a three
term system, instead of the
current two semester plan,
beginning next year.
"This will clarify and simplify [the food plans]," said
Bruce Kunkel, vice-president of
campus services. "It is a positive move for everyone."
One of the complaints with
the current system is the confusion with the transition between
the two semesters in the middle
of Interim. There will now be
separate food terms for fall. Interim and spring.
"It makes the food plan billing process more understandable," Kunkel said. Joanne Bradley, an administrative assistant
in campus services who oversees food plans, said that it will
"be clearer for students and parents."
It will also be easier for the
business office and food service
to handle billing.
Students will pay according
to the number of days in the
term, so the cost for Interim will
be scaled down proportionally.
If students are not at the college during a semester or Interim, they will still need to drop
the plan for that specific time
period, according to Bradley.
Such a system has been
planned for some time and is
now being implemented.
"We've talked about it for the
last two years," said Kunkel.
Another pending change
based on the new system is lhat
only 30 percent of flex will be
rolled over, rather than the current $250 flat amount. This is
due to the small sums of flex that
will be granted during the interim term.
Alhough it has yet to be
implemented, Kunkel said the
goal is "to find a solution that is
workable for everyone."
Bv Bill Lent
Staff writer
Student Senate passed a bill (12-3-1)
on March 5 that will add a projected 15 new
representatives to the existing 16 positions.
In addition. Senate elections that were
scheduled for March 13-14 will be postponed until early next fall.
"Whal the bill will do is take our 16-
senator-class-based model and change it to
a 31 -senator-resident-based equal representation model," said bill proponent and senior Student Body President Steve
Peterson.
The new bill will have one representative for every 75 people rather than four
representatives per class. Each of the senators will be elected by their own dorm, ac-
Nature trail
gets grant
By Rebekah Peterson
Contributing writer
Based on the ideas of Russ Johnson,
former campus naturalist and biology professor, Biology Professors Robert Kistler
and Patricia Paulson and English Professor Thomas Becknell are developing a nature trail for Bethel.
The trail was made possible by a grant
from the Alumni Association and ideas
were generated by a trip the professors
look to the Biosphere in Atlanta last January.
The professors will design the trails
with knowledge of the natural contours
of the land and the different highlights of
the campus. They are creating accompanying signs in hopes that someone wandering along the trail will be able to identify different plants and animals.
They also hope this will create an opportunity to become connected to the surrounding environment and lo develop a
sense of stewardship for the earth.
Though the initial stages of the trail
will not be completed until this fall, there
are already many plans for its use. Paulson
intends to bring a group of local teachers
to the trail as an opportunity for them to
develop curriculum that encompasses the
natural world for students in surrounding
areas.
Continued on page 4
cording to that residence hall's population
relative to the entire student body. Each
dorm will have the following amount of
representatives: Heritage—4, Nelson—4,
Fountain Terrace 4, Arden Village West—
3, Arden Village East—3, Bodien—2,
Edgren—2, Getsch—2, North Village—1
and off-campus commuters—6. In
aaccordance with the tenor of the bill, elections will be held in each dorm for on-campus residents and at the PO tables for off-
campus commuters.
Bill supporters expect the added representation to make the Senate more efficient
and create a larger, more effective voice for
the students.
"The people you live with are the people
you come into contact with the most," said
bill promoter and junior Chair of Senate
Alison Gray. "So, why not make a resident-
based model rather than a class-based
model?"
One advantage of the resident-based
system is that senators will have first-hand
knowledge of their constituents' concerns
through interaction within the dorms. Also,
the Senate can accomplish more with fifteen new senators.
"The bill will better-represent the students and rejuvenate the model that has
been in existence for the past 42 years," said
Peterson. "The senators arc excited about
it and are ready to make the change."
Student Senate elections for 2001-2002
are tentatively set for the third week in September.
Photo by Sarah Aue
Nobody does it like you!
Haddon Anderson and other band members clean the band room. See page 1J for photos.